The letters a and b on the map above mark two bodies of water that surround the indochinese peninsula in southeast asia. what bodies of water are they? a. the atlantic ocean and the indian ocean
b. the gulf of tonkin and the gulf of thailand
c. the pacific ocean and the gulf of tonkin
d. the south china sea and the indian ocean

D. the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean

Explanation:

There are different bodies of water in the world. The names of the bodies of water are dependent on the specific and geological locations of the bodies of water. The origins of the bodies of water also play significant roles in the compositions and the substances in the bodies of water. Therefore, the names of the bodies of water are given above.

the earth’s crust is broken into separate pieces called tectonic plates (fig. 7.14). recall that the crust is the solid, rocky, outer shell of the planet. it is composed of two distinctly different types of material: the less-dense continental crust and the more-dense oceanic crust. both types of crust rest atop solid, upper mantle material. the upper mantle, in turn, floats on a denser layer of lower mantle that is much like thick molten tar.

each tectonic plate is free-floating and can move independently. earthquakes and volcanoes are the direct result of the movement of tectonic plates at fault lines. the term fault is used to describe the boundary between tectonic plates. most of the earthquakes and volcanoes around the pacific ocean basin—a pattern known as the “ring of fire”—are due to the movement of tectonic plates in this region. other observable results of short-term plate movement include the gradual widening of the great rift lakes in eastern africa and the rising of the himalayan mountain range. the motion of plates can be described in four general patterns:

collision: when two continental plates are shoved together

subduction: when one plate plunges beneath another (fig. 7.15)

spreading: when two plates are pushed apart (fig. 7.15)

transform faulting: when two plates slide past each other (fig. 7.15)

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